Receiving and dispensing cabinet



Dec. 9, 1930. H. A. MONTGOMERY RECEIVING AND DISPENSING CABINET FiledApril 1, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l I'NVENTORv Dec. 9, 1930.

H. A. MONTGOMERY RECEIVING AND DISPENSING CABINET Filed April 1, 1929 2Sheets-Sheet 2 i}- '11 lllli- .w.

IN VEN TOR.

Patented Dec. 9, 1930 U DS A ES P TE f HARRY AQMoNreoMER Y, QFLOUISVIL'LKENTUCKY, AssIGnoRro sA'nI-Loc cfiiBlNETv -u t- COMPANY, or LOUISVILLE,KENTUCKY, naoonronnrioivf I I RECEIV N Ann DISPENSING amma;

one objectofthe invention is t pr id l 5 cabinet notonly for receivingand dlspenslng milkbottles, bu talso for all other creamery tween thetraps inaccessible," making it-necessary for the housewife to place anempty bottle in the'cabinet before a full bottle may products such "asbutter, eggs, cream; cheese,

etc.,- theqcabinct being constructed so as to insure itscontents-against theft'of'full or empty milk bottles, etc, andtheoperation beingsuch that itfis necessaryto insert an empty bottletherein beforefla full bottle may be taken from the cabinet, andviceversa.

Another objectlof the'i-nvention is to provide a receiving anddispensing cabinet provided with" automatically operated traps whichrender the contents o fithe cabinet bebe taken out, and conversely makesitfne'ces- 'sary for the milkmanto place afull bottle in w the cabinetbefore he can remove an empty bottle.-

having'a separate compartment with an automatically operatedlclos ureforthe safe keep.-

ing of butterfcheese; cream, etc.', 'the closure being operableby thefoperation of in'- serting a bottle in the main or bottle receivingcompartment. 1 i. "Afurther object is to provideacabinet so constructedand insulated, that its contents will, be kept for 4' or 5 hours withina' very fewdegrees of temperature. same was when put in, this beingaccomplished by reason of the fact that the cabinetis' lin'ed throughoutwith a fibre composition, and furthermore by reason ofthe dead air spacebetween the'cabinetwallsf When the cabinet is'closed itbecomes'substantially "air tight, and guards against heat as well as cold. Y

Other objects ar'efto-provide a cabinet which' will' keepthe milk,etc-i, in the dark which is verynecessa'ry for the preserving offreshness; also a cabinet which will keep the products out of reach of cat s, dogs,'-bugs, and

the 1ike.= r V a Ajj still further object-is to provide a receiving anddispensing cabinet having-very the novel combinations of "few moving,parts in its mechanism, having small likelihood of getting out oforder; and acabinet' which 'once assembled will be practicallyfool-proofl.v will be inexpensive to .manu'facture and operate; alsosame will be 'keyless; self-locking, proof; theft-proof, sanitary, andconvenient heat-proof, freezefor use inconnection with all products-of 1the dairy; and other standardsized products.

' 'I'will' explain the invention with reference 'to. the accompanyingdrawings which illus- I trate "one practical embodiment thereof toenable others familiar. with the art to adopt anduse the same and willsummarize in the,

claims the novel features of construction and parts, forwhich protectionisfdesired l d wie Fig; 1 is a: perspective view'of cabinet, opened. 7

o Fig.2. cabinet,* closed; a'port'ionbeing broken away to illustrate theautomatic closure operat- I r t n "ing means forthebutter compartment; Afurther object'is toprovide a cabinet Fig. 3 is a.-transverse;section onthe line ita -3, "Fig. 51':

tis a vertical section through, the

cabinet, opened and showing the milk bottles Fig. 6 is an anal-geardetail of'thejdog -plate and sliding cam bar.

As shown, the cabinet preferably comprises 7 "an outer casing 1 ofsubstantially rectangular cross section, open at one end and closed at'18 an enlarged top-plan vlew of the other by amend, plate 1d; saidouter vcas-V ingbeing adapted to house an inner telescopprovided-aroundthe'outer casingl for securing same to. a suitable support; and a handle2?) is provided upon end plates 2a to 'permit telescopic operationofinner-casing 2.

ingrectangular offsetp'orti'ons, with the faces .ingcasing 2, Qopen atitsjendadjacent end V '90 Q Preferably the longitudinal edges of the,casing 11' are provided with. inwardly eXtend- 10G 10, 1d thereofparallel to the opposite walls of the casing,and similarly the upperlongitudinal edges'of the inner casing 2 are provlded wlthfslmlliaroflset portions 20, 2d.

The lower longitudinal edges of inner casing- 2 are not provided withoffset portions for the reason here nafter set forth. {llheinterengaging faces 01' the offset portions of the 111- ner and outercasings 1 and 2 forin'agui'de- .way for the telescoping. casing 2; land:as

shown in I ig'f. 8 [such construction permits the major portion-ofcasing l to be lined with a fibre or other heat insulating" composition1a: and permits the casing 2 to be made sufficiently smaller than casing1 to allow for a dead air space between the fibre lwfand the majorportions of theouter walls of casing 2.

. In the front faceof casing .1 adjacent the closed end la :thereof is arectangular opening 1e, normally closed by a door lf hinged along the.lower edge of the opening, and having means hereinafter described at theupper edge of-theopening for automatically locking and unlocking thedoor. Beside the opening 15 is asec ond opening 1g, large enoughvtoWithdraw milkbottles .therethrough,- and betweenthe openings lg, lg

transversely across the ihteriorof-basmg 1 is a partitionlh, dividingthe easing into two compartments, one. for the milk bottles'B,

and the other, for. other creaniery products, such as cheese, butter,eggs, and the like Partition 172 extends between the front and rearfaces ofcaslng -l and between the upper and lower horizontal faces 10 ofthehoffset portions of said casing,therebeingsufficient space leftabovefand below the partition 1h to permit the upper and vlower faces ofthe'inner telescoping casing an) pass therepast for the purposeherelnafter set forth.

Casing 2 is shorter than casing 1,-and due to partition 1h.therfrontsand. rearfaces of easing 2 are. cut 'ofl n order to permitthe casing to fully telescope casing-1. Ifthe ibut-.

ter cheese compartmentwere not used then casing-2 couldif desired bemade the full inside length of casing'l. In the front a face of easing'2is an inlet opening 26 adjacent the end plate 2a thereof, largeenough toinsert milk bottles therethrough-into the interior of the casing 2whensameis' pulled out of easing. 1 sufiiciently to clear the opening 2ewhich is normally closed by the front face of casing 1 :when the partsare in closed posia tion 'lVhen opening 26 is clear, the inner end ofthe front face of easing 2 will have also cleared" the opening-1g inouter casing Q1, which opening 1g isnormally closed by the front facelofeasing2 whenthe parts are pushed into closed position. r I Afalse-bottonplate 3'issup-ported1within the casing 2 immediately above thejbottonrof saidinner casing; upon :pins inserted through two hollow posts IEmadisposedon the longi- -.tu d1nal-,az;ijs ,ofthe 'casing, the pinssecurely properly engaging the plate?) and the bottom face of casing 1,and the hollow posts 30: passing through axial slots 2; in the bottom ofcasing 2 which slots 2f. limit the telescoping movement of said casingand form guides for maintaining thelower end of easing 2 aligned down tomeet the bottoni of casing so as to prevent the bottles B from tippingover when transferred from casin 211 onthe late 3 t3 positioned in thecasing 2 through the bottles B,.when inserted through opening 26 .(Fig.5 and upon subsequent closingtof the m'embers l and 2, being pushed bypusher 2g upontheplate 3. Preferably pusher 2g is arcuate and adaptedto:fit the curvature of the bottle for initially aligning the bottlesupontelescopingithe members land 2. r I

Adjacent thefrontgand rear faces of casing Lat its open front end. areopposed vertical pins 4, having their ends anchored in the ,ofiset faces10 of casingfhsaid'pins 4 passing through slots2hin theinner casing 2 soas not. to interfere with thelteles'coping movement of the casings.-Qnfeachpin 4 ishinged a trap door la. of substantially half the widthof easing 2, the outeredge of plate 4a carrying aiverticalarm 4bengagingopposed slots 27' in the upper and lower faces of easing 2 andslots Sit in the, false-bottom plate 3, the

slots 2y being so .shapedthat'when thecasing 2 isclosedlthe opposed trapdo ors to will be swung by engagement ofarins 4;?) with slots 27'- so asto. e arate suflic ent distance; apartto permit a milk bottle to passtherebetween and this separation will be maintained -due tothe'curvature of slots 2juntil just previons, to full exposure of theopening-2ein the casing 2, at which time, pins. 46 will engage thearcuate portionsof slots 27'. and suddenly I swing the trap doorsaacross the interior of casing 2 preventing withdrawal of a milk bottle Btherepast but the eXtended portion of easing 2 in frontcof the closedtrap doors {to forming a mill;bottlereeeivingcomparb ment, the bottlesbeing insertable. through the exposed opening-2e. I r

(hen casing 2receives; bottleB and casing2 is pushed into closedposition the traps tarare iminediatelyopened due to the curved portionsof slots 2j and the areuate pusher 2'g'o1 1-theinnerface of end plate 2apushes the bottle B upon the false floor-3 1nwardly into the casing-1 a1distancesufliciently to clear'the swingoftrap-doorsAa and the nipulationoflthe caSingnQL bpttle B remains in!thisr deposited positionGVGl'l'Lfi'fllBI casing-32 w again pulled open; at which timethe closedtraps-ila will be swung A second pair of trap doors 5a arearrangedonwhinge l rods .5 adj a'ceht: the \outlet: opening 1 gin identically:the same manner astrapsi la; theltraps 5a beinglikewisesimilarlyoperable by-pins 5b operatinginlslots 2m, in the uppervand lower: faces=of casii1gl2 and: slots '3mpin the plate 3,'the'traps4a and "5a opening and closingv simultaneously: by, and with thetelescoping movement ofcasing .2. Trap doors 5a aresiom'ewhatnarrowerthan doors 4a to allow clearance for: the" doors to swlngshutafter a: bottle B hasbeen. outlet opening lgi- 1 t Inoperation, whentheinteriorof casing 1 between the; trap doors dwand-fia isfilledw-ithdeposited opposite the aligned bottlesv 3 (Figs; land 5) l andfthecasing 2 pulled open none=of thebottles can be reached through "eitherdoor 151.01 26 be:

cause of the closed .trap doors 4a and 511 but if another b ottleisinserted through the then open: inlet .openingQe: and i the casing' thenclosed, theentireline ofrbott'les B' Willbfi shifted tob'ring theinnermost-bottle opposite outlet opening-1g. ThenaWhenthetcasing 2 isagain pulled open: theinlet compartment will be emptyibutone-bottles B"will be accessible through the outlet opening-t 19 ber tween partition1k and the "closed traps 5a,

"and-only that bottleimays 'be withdrawn un-,

til. anothenbottlehas againbeen inserted into opening 26 and theicasingt 2 againclosedand opened; Henceatliottle may be: withdrawn fromthe cabinet only-1-by-insertiono f-another bottle into the c'abinet andsubseqnentima- This operation? also actuates-l theiautomatic lock forthe cream and butter compa-rtment door If as h'ereinafter'explained,which will b'ea great benefit to the creameryand as the housewife mustplacehe'rempty bottles in the cabinet in order to get l1eifsupplies 1out, anditis impossible for anyoneto-take the bottles out of the cabinetwithout first pl'ac'- ing'ia b'ottle in the cabinetf therebyeliminatingtheft. 1 I Along the top of door 1 f of the' buttercompartment is-ian inWardly'fextendi-ng flangehaving an up-turnedli'plgfadapted to be en:- gaged by 'dog catches (Moda -member 6 h'orizonta'lly I pivoted"-in a bracket? secured? to the casing 1 over doorl'e wherebyfas door 1/ is pushe d shut' the dog'sfit will engage lip' 1gand retain the do'Or-inilocked position;

A slidebar 8 runs ini guides 8a'di'sposed longitudinallyofifc'a'singul;4sai'd -'de:'8 being oper'astedzby aan arniea on airodeg-ournaled in casing 1 .and hence will not 'spring the lock will preventsuch l freezing if not" already casing-.1 similarly to (and andintermediate the rods land 52-at a position "normally between two milksbottles B. NA trigger plate 9?) onrod9 normally is disposed between thetwo bottles, but when the row of bottles B is shifted the trigger 9bwill be swung to actuate the slidei-bara8, a spring "86 tending tomaintainrod 8 inlpositioni to throw'trigger 9b. normally across thecasing 1 A cam notch 80 in slide 8 is normallyen'gaiged by a rocker arm66 on member 6 so'as' tomaintam the dogs 6a normaly engaged with lip Iof door lfybut when trigger 951s swung,

thefslide 8 will be sh ifted to: swing arm raising dogs fia andreleasingjthe door 1f which swings open: ..Thusasllong as the bottlesBinic'asingl are {stationary the door bottle is put j in opening Qeandcasing- "2' closed the line of bottles will beshifte'doplerating trigger9b and permitting door If to spring open. Operationof "casing 2 withouta bottlebeing p'laccdin the inlet opening 26 however will, not shiftthebottles B within on the locked: r f V JWhen the dairymanplaces a-bottleof milk in the cabinet through opening "26 he takes out an empty-insertsanotherbottle-of milk and withdraws another emptyfplaces the butteretc:the butter compartments, swings 1 door. 1f 'clos'ed; and goes on hisway.

door -l-fwhich willsnormally remain The housewife collects themilk-byalternately inserting empties in the casing? and withdrawingthe'filled bottles left by the inilkman.

The milk and butter is l'rep't at-z'substantially the sametemperaturefit was when put into the cabinet,and is keptyin the dark; a} very desiblefeature a1s -use of my 'cabi en fll keep the milk out of the reachofc ts do'gs etc. wh ichmolest same' if left unprotected 'on frozen whenplaced in the cabinet; if

Ijdo not limit ny -invention to the exact form shown in the drawings"-for obviously changes may be made; therein, withinthe scope of the'claims' and while I have illustrated my intention in connection-with acabinet especially 1 designedfor receiving and dispensing Creameryproducts, viz, milk'bottles, I'do not limit thy-"cabinet to use for suchproducts only, for obvionslythe stru'cti'ireand proportions may.b'e'varied within the scope of the claims to enablelother standardsized articles-to be received and dispensed therein. lclaimr I VA'recei'ving and dispensingcabinet coniprisingan outercasing havinganoutlet opening; atelescoping inner casing having an inlet 7 opening;means" for" aligning articles successively inserted through-ant nnaop'enil'fa'iwill remain closed. Each time": a milk doorstepsg i Ifmilkfree zesdin-"a bottle 'it rises abovethe bottle and the exposed portionis a mecca'for microbes; but my cabinet .deadair space therebetween. V

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ing' upon each telescopic operation, each'successlve'artlcle movlng thealigned column :3. In a cabinet as set forth in claim ner casing aredeposited in: succession with each telescopic. operation and a memberadapted to engag'e the article-in the inlet ;opening and position thearticle on said false bottom "during the closing} telescopic Opera.-

jiflt. In a cabinet as set forth in clainiQL-Qsaid automatic meanscomprising trap 7 doors pivotally mounted within-the cabinet between theinlet-and outlet openings having portions engaging guides in the innercasing, whereby as the said casing is pushed inwardly-the doors will beswung topermit articles to be movedtherepast, but'when theifnner casingis vdrawn outwardly the doors will be swung into-the path ofthe articles5. Areceivinmand dis ensin cabinetcomu a b a 7 u prlslng an outer caslnghavlng I an outlet opening; atelescopin inner casing having aninlet-open ng; means for retaining an alignment 7 articles successivelyinserted through I the inlet" opening upon each telesoopic operation,each-successive articlemoving the"al1'gn,e d column towards the outletopening and taking the position of the next preceding article; and sets'of automatically operated traps :for preventing .accessfto thearticlesrbetweenthe. inlet and outlet. openings v p p 1 said artlcleallgning 'meanscomprising a stawhen uncovered while permitting access tothe article directly opposite the outlet opening; 5 therebynecessitatingsuccessive :ins'ertion of other articles through the inletopen- ;ingand successiveoperation of the casings to withdraw thearticles in succession from betweenfthe openings. .7 v V 6; In ajcabinetasset forth in claim 5; interengagi-ng inwardly extending offsetportions atthelongitudinal; edges of said c'as; ings for posit-ioningthecasings to formja dead air space 7 between :the inner and outer casingswhen fully telescoped; p t 1, 7, In a cabinet as set forth in-claim-o,said article aligning means comprising a station ary falsefbOljtOlnkllpOIl which the articles from the inner casing are deposited;in succession with each telescopic operation; and a member adapted toengage the article in the inlet opening and position same onthe falsebottom during'the telescopic operation. 1

In a cabinet as SQ) forth in claim 5, said 1, said aligning means'comprisingaa stationary false bottom upon jVlTl11Ch-tl16 articles fromthe" in automatic traps F comprising doors pivotally mounted within thecabinet between the inlet 7 end; an inner'casing telescopically enteringthe open end of said outer-casing and having its innerend open and itsouter. end closed, and having an inlet" opening adjacent its closed end;means for retaining in alignment articles inserted in succession throughthe inlet opening upon each telescopic operation of the'casings; eachsuccessive-article moving the column of aligned articles toward theoutlet opening and taking the position of the next preceding articleyandmeans automatically'opeirated by the telescoping operation :forpreventing access to the articles between -the inlet andoutlet openingswhen'uncovered,

while permitting the article directly opposite the outlet Topening. tobe withdrawn therethrough, wherebythe articlesymaylabe successivelywithdrawn through the outlet opening only by 'inserting 'other articlesin su ccession through the inlet opening and telescoping thercasings';.T

, 10. In a cabinet asset-forth in claim 9'; a heatinsulatinglining'within: the outer cas ing; and'intereng'aging guideportions for maintaining a dead air space between the inner casing andthe insulatinglining'when fully .telescoped; said guide portions comjprising inwardly. extending offset shoulders at the longitudinaledges ofthe casings.

"11. In a cabinet as;set.forth in claim 9,

tionary. false bottom uponwhich the articles from the inner casing, are{deposited in succes'sionIwith eachtelescopic operation and a memberconforming with theishape of'the'ar- 1 ticles adapted to engagetheartic'lein the inlet opening and *po'sitionthe: article placed on thefalse bottom during the'telescoping operation ,1}?

,t 5 I 12.;Ina; cabinet-asset-forth in claim 9, said automatic meanscomprising trap doors pivotallyr mounted withinr the cabinet 'betweentheinlet and outlet openings, and :having portions engaging 'slotsin theinner'casingwhereby as the said casing is fullytelescoped the doors willbe swung to permit articlesto move therepast,.but Whenthe inner casingis drawn outwardly to uncover, the inlet and outlet Opening'sthe doorswill be swung across the' cabinet. I f

13. In fc'ombinati'ontwith a cabinet asset forth inclaim i9,;a;separate;compartment aderable by contact with the moving column ofarticles for unlatching the lock.

14. In a cabinet of the character described, an outer casing having anoutlet; atelescoping inner casing having an inlet; a stationary falsebottom within the inner casing; and trap doors within the inner casingpivoted on posts journaled in the outer casing between the inlet andoutlet openings, said doors having actuating portions on their free endsengaging guides in the inner casing, whereby as the inner casingis movedfrom protracted to projected positions the doors will be respectivelyswung from opened to closed positions. Y

15. In a cabinet as set forth in claim 14, said inner casing beingslotted in way of the pivot posts of the trap doors, and said falsebottom being slotted in way of the actuating portions of the trap doors;

16. In a cabinet of the character described, an outer casing having anoutlet; a telescoping inner casing having an inlet; a station ary falsebottom within the inner casing mounted'on posts secured to the outercasing, and the inner casing being slotted in way of successive articletaking the position of the next preceding article and moving the col-'umns alreadyon the false bottom inwardly vone position.

19. In a cabinet asset forth in claim 17,,

latch springing means comprising a pivoted trigger normallyyieldablydisposed intermediate adjacent articles in the column; a slide baroperatedbythetrigger and having a cam portion lying adjacent the latchwhereby when the triggeris in normal position the latch will remainclosed, but when the trigger is swung theb'ar will be shifted and thecam portion will release the latch.

HARRY A, MONTGOMERY.

said posts; and trap doors within the inner casing pivoted on rodsjournaled in the outer casing between the inlet and outlet openings, andhaving actuating pins on their free ends, engaging slots in the innercasing, the inner casing being slotted in way of the pivot rods of thetrap doors whereby as the inner casing is moved from protractedtoprojected positions the traps will be swung from opened to closedposition. 7

17. A receiving and dispensing cabinet comprising a casing having atransverse partition and having one end open, and having an opening atone side of'the partition; a hinged closure for the opening; a latchnormally maintaining the closure shut; means in the open endof thecasing for successively 1 movin articles inwardl in an ali 'ned columntowards the partition, when articles are inserted in the open end of thecasing in succession; and means operable by contact with the movingcolumn for springing the latch; thereby necessitating insertion of anarticle into the open end of the casing and movement of the columnbefore the closure =may be opened. I v

18. In a cabinet as set forth in claim';17,

' said moving means comprising an inner casing telescopically engagingthe open endof the outer casing, and having an inlet opening; and astationary false bottom in the inner casing for retaining articlessuccessively inserted through the inlet opening upon each fulltelescopic operation of the casings, each

